Collector traps part ll - - wolf traps

[yoteduster]

The Newhouse trap company was the first trap manufacturer to produce a trap specifically designed to catch wolfs..in 1895 they started making the # 4 1/2..this was a heavy well made trap with slick jaws (no teeth) and measured 24 inches from end to end the pan was stamped S.Newhouse #4 1/2 wolf trap Kenwood N.Y. it came with a long flat link chain that y,ed at the end and had a snap on one side and a 4 prong drag made of flat stock iron on the other these traps were made from 1895 till somewhere around 1898 or a little later their book value is $1400.00 but I don't think you could find one in really good condition for that price in today's market

 

[yoteduster]

Then somewhere around 1898 or so Newhouse changed the pan stamping to S.Newhouse #4 1/2 wolf trap Oneida community N.Y. the trap was made all the same way but had different chain swivels and the drags were now a 2 prong drag made out of square re-bar and these were produced till 1905 and there current book value is 800.oo and again I don't think you can find a really nice one for that price

 

[yoteduster]

Now in 1905 Newhouse changed the pan stamping again to S.Newhouse #4 1/2 patent date wolf trap and it remained that way till 1925 the trap itself remained pretty much the same but they started making the 2 prong drag out of round stock instead ot rebar the current book value on this trap is 750.oo that's with the loose twist round stock drag if you find one with the tight twist (shown below) you can raise the price to 850.oo and some of the real early pat. Date traps still had the square rebar drags this trap would be valued at 850.oo+

 

[yoteduster]

More later in a day or two..thanks for reading

 

[LIK2HNT]

Thanks for sharing.
Nice drags also. I remember heating and bending a lot of rebar years ago. Also used a lot of Hi power transmission line insulators to add weight for sets close to the road.

 

[mtmuley]

Cool stuff really enjoying it. Thanks. mtmuley

 

[whiteantlertip]

Really neat old traps , they don't make them like that anymore . They were in a class of its on

 

[eelgrass]

How much did they originally sell for? Just curious. Also, did they use snares back then?

I found some old Victor steel traps when I was a kid. My neighbor had them in his garage and he gave them to me. Both single spring and double spring. I used then for raccoons and skunks for a few years. I threw them away years ago.

 

[2lumpy]

yoteduster your history lessons and pictures are great. It’s a good thing they didn’t change these names on the pad anymore often or you’d have to have a lot more of them to cover the line of product!

Appreciate the time your putting in on this little project. ?